ChatGPT在计算结构力学领域的应用初探与浅析

Preliminary exploration and analysis of ChatGPT’s application in the field of computational structural mechanics

OpenAI开发的人工智能聊天机器人ChatGPT自发布以来,受到了社会各界的广泛关注.凭借卓越的分析计算能力和良好的开放性,该模型已作为一种全新服务信息检索和问题解决的助手.平面桁架结构作为结构力学中的常见结构,在工程实践中通常采用刚度法编写计算程序;然而,初学者或缺乏力学背景的研究人员难以高质量地快速完成编程任务.本文首先简要介绍了ChatGPT的原理及应用,然后以使用ChatGPT快速生成平面桁架计算程序为例,探索并展示了ChatGPT辅助完成计算结构力学程序编制的卓越性能与具体使用方法,最后讨论了以ChatGPT为代表的生成式人工智能在计算结构力学程序开发中的应用和挑战.

Since its launch,ChatGPT,an artificial intelligence chatbot developed by OpenAI,has garnered widespread attention from various sectors of society.Thanks to its exceptional analytical computing capabilities and admirable openness,this model has been employed as a new assistant for service information retrieval and problem-solving.Plane truss structures,commonly seen in structural mechanics,are often analysed utilizing stiffness method in engineering practice.However,beginners or researchers lacking a background in mechanics might struggle to efficiently accomplish high-quality programming tasks.This paper first provides a brief introduction of the principles and applications of ChatGPT.It then uses the rapid generation of plane truss calculation programs created by ChatGPT as an example,exploring and demonstrating the outstanding performance and specific usage methods of ChatGPT in aiding the generation of computational structural mechanics programs.Finally,the paper discusses the applications and challenges of generative artificial intelligence,represented by ChatGPT,in the development of computational structural mechanics programs.